Under the curatorial direction of Sharif Profit, this past weekend’s Graffiti Hall of Fame — located on 106th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem — teemed with tantalizing talent. Among the featured pubic artworks in this event’s 43rd annual edition were walls and cubes fashioned in a wide range of styles by legendary writers and noted urban artists from NYC and beyond. The scintillating piece pictured above was painted by graff master Skeme, also known as 3 Yard King. Several more images of artworks captured this past Sunday afternoon follow:
BedStuy Walls founder and curator Miki Mu at work
Veteran writer and aerosol artist Renard Kelley aka Vens adding the final touches to his mural
Delta 2’s masterful mural complemented by an adorable passerby who instantly poses!
The wildly prolific Cope 2
French artist Louis Vicius aka Jaek El Diablo
Will Power‘s tribute to the late writer and DJ Dez aka Kay Slay— with Al Diaz‘s iconic tag finding its way to the bottom!
Barcelona-based artist and tattooist Phen
Bronx-native NAC 143 at work
Stockholm-born, East Harlem-based Scratch
Note: Keep posted to the Street Art NYC Instagram and Threads for more images of artworks that surfaced in this year’s Graffiti Hall of Fame .
Photographs by Lois Stavsky and Dani Reyes Mozeson
When East Tremont resident Kay Love was offered the opportunity to paint a huge wall outside the nearby Colombian restaurant La Masa, she jumped at the opportunity. And what emerged was the first all- female artists’ production wall in the Bronx inspired by Colombia’s beauty — its divine indigenous women, history, culture and nature.
Among the talents featured in the mural segment pictured above are those of the legendary Japanese artist Shiro and self-described “Defender of the Bronx” artist Kay Love. Several more segments of the delightfully tantalizing mural follow — all fashioned by members of the graffiti crew and collective GW2 (Girls Write Too).
Colombia-born, East Harlem-based mixed media artist Gia, Secta 7 Collective member Neku, and graffiti writer & muralist Jai
Queens-based Asian American graffiti writer Ming and Shiro
Stockholm-born, East Harlem-based graffiti writer and muralist Scratch
Bronx-based veteran graffiti writer Erotica
Special thanks to Scratch for sharing the backstory of the mural.
Photo credits: 1, 2 3 & 5 Lois Stavsky; 4 Kay Love
NYC-based, Stockholm-born graffiti artist and graphic designer SCRATCH has been busily making her mark on the street, on canvas and on spray cans. The image featured above was painted this past summer in uptown Manhattan. More of SCRATCH‘s works on various media follow:
Also painted on the streets, this one in Brooklyn
“A Galaxy Far Far Away,” on canvas
“Blue Sky” on canvas
“Viking Warrior” on canvas
On repurposed spray can
Check out the shop at Wall Works New York to view more of SCRATCH’s works on canvas and on spray cans that are for sale.
All photos courtesy the artist
